Duchscherer update – he’s good to go

I just spoke to A’s starter Justin Duchscherer as the American League team came off the field following batting practice, and he said he is feeling much better after resting for a few hours Monday afternoon.

AL manager Terry Francona told me that Duchscherer, the major-league ERA leader, will pitch the sixth inning of the All-Star Game tomorrow night, and Duchscherer said Francona had told him the same thing.

Duchscherer has had a throat infection the past few days and he said he felt worse after pitching 7 2/3 innings Sunday and then flying coast to coast.